Case Studies
The Education Fund
The Education Fund is a partnership between healthcare employers and SEIU unions. Read how the Ed Fund solved the challenge of making their member benefits more accessible to speakers of other languages, which in turn is helping to build healthcare talent pipelines.
Peninsula and Regional Education Program (PREP)
Learn how PREP was able to build a three-step bridge program and equip their adult learners with the English-language training needed for career-aligned pathways and certification programs.
Successful Transitions to Online Learning
Read the success stories of a few EnGen organizations which have successfully transitioned to online and blended programs.
Queens Public Library
Large public library offers adult LEP learners access to innovative career-aligned English-language training.
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) uses EnGen in a self-study model with Spanish-speaking migrant farmworkers gain the English skills they need for career opportunities.
English Upskilling at Amazon
EnGen at Amazon Career Choice has connected thousands of Amazon’s hourly employees with personalized, mobile-first, career-aligned English instruction.
Amerigo Education
Amerigo Education places international high school students into educational paths according to their English proficiency level and provides specific guidance and skills to help them gain acceptance into U.S. and global universities. Learn how EnGen’s pathways are supporting the growth of Amerigo high school English Language Learners (ELLs).
Pre-Apprenticeship Solutions for English-Language Learners (Lake Tahoe/Advance)
English-Language Learners (ELLs) are often excluded from apprenticeship programs due to lack of language skills. Learn how ADVANCE, Lake Tahoe, California is working with EnGen to build in-demand language skills and make apprenticeship programs more accessible for adult learners.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland empowers residence hall employees with ESL training, quickly improving communication and collaboration.
The Welcoming Center
The Welcoming Center promotes inclusive economic growth through immigrant integration
Additional Resources
Models for Success: How Community Colleges Use EnGen to Open Opportunities
Powering E-Commerce & Retail with English Upskilling
1 in 7 workers in the retail trade sector is an immigrant, refugee, or adult English leaner. English upskilling aligned to workplace needs improves communication and safety - and creates pathways for career advancement.
Situation Analysis: Immigration and the Future of the Workforce
A white paper capturing the voices of thought leaders in the workforce movement to include immigrants and refugees and give them economic mobility.
Questions to Ask: Getting a workplace English program started
Many HR and workforce development leaders see the benefits of upskilling employees with English. However, they struggle with where to start. Use this checklist as a guide to help your organization get started.
Where to Start: Building a workplace English program
Use this checklist as a beginner’s roadmap of how to get a workplace ESL program off the ground.
Efficiently Build and Develop Your Immigrant and Refugee Workforce
Workplace-based literacy programs that meet all learners’ needs. A flexible, innovative workplace literacy program can help level the playing field for employees regardless of language proficiency, level of formal education, digital literacy skills, prior training, and career goals.
Webinar slides: Healthcare Career Pathways for ELLs
Access the presentation slides from our webinar, Healthcare Career Pathways for English Language Learners.
Entrepreneurship Career Pathway for ELLs
Designed with English-language learners in mind, this course serves as an onramp to bootcamp or certificate programs and prepares learners for every step of the business-building journey,
EnGen Implementation Guide for New Clients
Learn how EnGen supports our clients in this implementation guide. Covered in this document are the steps and resources EnGen provides.
EnGen at Community Colleges: Reimagining ESL programs so they prepare learners for high value jobs
Community colleges hold a unique opportunity to participate in the reimagining of ESL learning. Learn how competency-based instruction models help ELLs work at their own pace to acquire the English skills needed to move into programs that offer degrees, certifications, credentials, and more.
How Educators Can Support Workplace Training Programs
Traditional approaches to ESL instruction do not meet the needs of immigrants, refugees, and speakers of other languages, but workplace learning programs can address the disconnect.
Learn more →
Developing CTE Pathways for Speakers of Other Languages
Employers are seeking workers—and are doing so in some of the highest volumes we’ve ever seen in the United States. Learn how CET pathways can help the millions of highly-skilled immigrants in the United States who are either unemployed or underemployed.
Models for Success: How Employers Use EnGen to Open Opportunities
Address Health Worker Shortages with English Upskilling
Tap into new talent pools and leverage incumbent workers while building a linguistically and cultural diverse workforce that reflects your patients.
Digital Literacy
See how EnGen’s new Digital Literacy pathway helps learners develop basic computer skills, including using email, the internet, hardware and software.
Digital Literacy Infographic
Explore the importance of digital literacy and the impact digital skills on disproportionately impacted populations in this infographic.
Healthcare Career Pathways
Helping employers provide high-quality care while hiring and retaining skilled workers is exactly why we created
our series of healthcare pathways.
Early Childhood Education (ECE) Pathway
Demand for early childhood educators is projected to increase by 18% this decade, faster than the average population. EnGen’s ECE pathway prepares learners for the role, including creating a safe environment for inclusion.
Building a successful career-pathway program for ELLs
Consider this resource packed with information on the four benefits your organization should have when building a successful career pathway program for English-language learners.
Universal requirements for a successful English-language learning program
EnGen has identified seven requirements every ELL program needs to be successful. Read this checklist to learn more.
English for NCLEX Pathways
English language and medical skills for international nursing school graduates taking the U.S. NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN exams.
Workplace English Program: Content development checklist
Organizations can use the checklist below to lay the groundwork for a custom English-language training pathway that will empower incumbent workers for their current jobs and future promotions.
About EnGen
Learn how our adaptive, language upskilling platform helps organizations, educational, government and other institutions that work with speakers of other languages.
EnGen’s WIOA-Aligned Courses
See our current list of EnGen Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)-aligned courses.
Healthcare Career Pathways for English-language learners (webinar recap)
The U.S faces multiple crises within the healthcare infrastructure. Learn how EnGen can be a solution by upskilling English-language learners.
Building Manufacturing career pathways to upskill English-Language Learners
Nearly one-quarter of workers in the manufacturing industry are aged 55 and older and as these workers begin to retire over the next decade, about four million manufacturing jobs will need to be filled. Learn how Employers can develop a continuous talent pipeline by tapping into under-represented groups like English-language learners (ELLs).
Supported Languages
See the growing list of languages the EnGen platform supports
Improving English & Career Pathways for Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs)
Two million immigrants & refugees with higher education and professional experience earned in other countries are unemployed or underemployed in the U.S. Research shows that connecting Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) with career-aligned English, relevant U.S. credentials, and job search skills opens pathways to careers in high-demand fields.